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Precipice
by Daniel Pollock
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Council of Logistics Management (1997-10-01)
ISBN: 0965865304
EAN: 9780965865302
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 460 pages
SKU: H4815
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Logistics expert Jane Malcolm got her training under fire—literally—in the Gulf War, where movement of supplies and equipment meant the difference between life and death. Eight years later, she’s running her own logistics consulting firm. But as she stands on the brink of her greatest victory, she will be swept into a new, high-stakes game with an opponent she may not even recognize—until it’s too late. Poised to close a multi-national deal, Jane learns that a plane crash has claimed the life of her father, Royal Akers, head of a faltering superstore chain. Determined to restore her father’s legacy, she races against time to find ways around the Akers dynasty’s woes and uncover their source. For it rapidly becomes clear that these are not random mishaps, but corporate sabotage. International trading partners suffer the fallout, ratcheting the stakes even higher. Economic disaster threatens to topple a fragile government. If Jane makes one false move, it could be her last. Tense, taut, Precipice is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, creating an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario.
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Customer Reviews
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Very fun read
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-04-29
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
My professor recommended this book and I'm glad she did. This book was a very fun read. It is action-packed and highlights the role of logistics and computers in modern society in an unforced manner. What did feel forced were a couple of the "romance" scenes but these are fairly short. I'd recommend this book to anyone. It definitely reads like a good novel, not an academic book, but does make you think about the impact of computers and logistics on society.
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Precipice: Mystery Novel or Textbook?
Rating  (3)
Date: 1999-12-10
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Pollock successfully combines relevant issues of supply chain management into a book that reads more like a thriller than a textbook. While it doesn't fully accomplish either the intellectual endowment of a textbook or the heart-racing suspense of an exceptional thriller, the novel combines elements of each form in a unique manner to afford the reader an impression of both realms of literature. Whereas many other authors attempt to write one or the other, Pollock gives the reader a taste of each. While Pollock's work does have its shortcomings, he does what many novelists have yet to try. Perhaps his amalgamation of literatures will lead to a revolutionary kind of textbook, which will replace the monotonous readings students everywhere are currently facing. And, then again, maybe this is just one exhausted student's naïve desire.
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Must read for any logistics professional.
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-11-12
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I really enjoyed this novel of logistics and intrigue. Taking a subject perceived to be as dry as logistics and bringing it to life in the form of Jane Akers was truly unique. I look forward to another book on such subject matters, written in the same fashion!
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The story really pulls you in!
Rating  (4)
Date: 1998-07-27
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I enjoyed following the main characters through all the plot twists as the stakes got increasingly higher.
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Excellent thriller with information on logistics in business
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-05-26
This book is must reading for managers in business. It is both entertaining and thought provoking
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